User blog:Mauran Axestripe/Essay:Things That Don't Belong

I really don't like weapons like guns turning up in a Redwall RPG. I think it steamrolls right over the point of Redwall, and flattens it into a pancake. And guns are an evil invention, but that's not the point. Also, summoning spirits? I should think not! I have nothing against those guys who do these things, but I mean, really. Redwall is set medievel-like, not a modern land. Would Redwall be interesting if it was all guns and stuff? I probably wouldn't even pick it up, just like all those soppy vampire stories that are going round. I'm not into stuff like that. Redwall canon is so much cooler. Technology and mythology together (Guns and summoning spirits, I touched upon that before) plus Redwall twists everything out of recognition. It doesn't belong. I like each of them actually, but not together. It's a bit like potatoes, mangoes and chocolates, I like all of them, but not together. That's why everything on the 3rd General Mossflower Patrol is strictly in-verse. One mention of guns and summoning stuff and you're out. If you are experienced (of sorts) on something like wikitext, take wikis seriously and is very enthusiastic about a certain topic, then you are likely to have very strong views on that topic and the matching wiki and will not like things that are the odd things out (but now it's very common. Gr).

Bluey, don't you dare delete this, it's an essay!

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